VLC for Android

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org.videolan.vlc · by Videolabs

Latest Version: 3.7.0 Beta 1 • Updated: Jun 08, 2026
Download VLC for Android APK
v3.7.0 Beta 1 · APK

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About VLC for Android

VLC media player is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols. Advertisement Remove ads, dark theme, and more with Premium This is the port of VLC media player to the Android™ platform. VLC for Android can play any video and audio files, as well as network streams, network shares and drives, and DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. VLC for Android is a full audio player, with a complete database, an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats. VLC is intended for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app-purchases, no spying and is developed by passionate volunteers. All the source code is available for free. Features –––––––– VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams (including adaptive streaming), DVD ISOs, like the desktop version of VLC. It also support disk shares. All formats are supported, including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, M2TS, Wv and AAC. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions. VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly. VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustments and gestures to control volume, brightness and seeking. It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library. Permissions –––––––––––– VLC for Android needs access to those categories: • "Photos/Media/Files" to read your all media files :) • "Storage" to read your all media files on SD cards :) • "Other" to check network connections, change the volume, set the ringtone, run on Android TV and display the popup view, see below for details. Permission Details : • It needs "read the contents of your USB storage", in to order to read your media files on it. • It needs "modify or delete the contents of your USB storage", in order to allow deletion of files and store subtitles. • It needs "full network access", to open network and internet streams. • It needs "prevent phone from sleeping" in order to prevent... your phone from sleeping when watching a video. • It needs "change your audio settings", in order to change audio volume. • It needs "modify system settings", in order to allow you to change your audio ringtone. • It needs "view network connections" in order to monitor whether device is connected or not. • It needs "draw over other apps" to start the custom picture-in-picture widget. • It needs "control vibration" to give feedback on the controls. • It needs "run at startup" to set recommendations on Android TV launcher screen, only used on Android TV devices. • It needs "microphone" to provide voice search on Android TV devices, only asked on Android TV devices. Show more Show less

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Every VLC for Android APK on APK.now is automatically scanned and the cryptographic signature is verified against the original publisher's certificate (Videolabs). Files that fail verification are removed before they ever reach the catalog.

Enable 'Install from unknown sources' for your browser (or the file manager you use to open the APK) under Settings → Apps → Special access. Tap the downloaded VLC for Android APK, confirm the prompts, and Android installs it just like any app from the Play Store.

The latest VLC for Android version available on APK.now is 3.7.0 Beta 1. We track new releases from Videolabs continuously and add them to the catalog as soon as they pass verification.

Yes — every VLC for Android APK and every version on APK.now is free to download. We never gate downloads behind sign-up, surveys, or paywalls.

APK.now keeps a full archive of every VLC for Android release, including older versions that the Play Store has already replaced. The APKs work on devices without Google Play Services (Huawei, GrapheneOS, Amazon Fire) and are signature-verified so you can be confident the file is genuine.